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Feng Shui Can Fix Your Headaches by Kacey Carlson Your home and workspace can influence and mirror your physical health. A feng shui evaluation of your home can often reveal environmental causes for those little aches and pains. If you suffer from regular headaches, especially if you find they're often occurring in the same location, like your desk, in bed or at work, you might want to check around your environment for some of the feng shui problems that can cause head pain and tension. • Is there a protruding corner in your bedroom or workspace? Any invading corner can cause headaches or backaches. Corners pointed directly at you cause "arrows" that can create a feeling of being under attack and can raise your stress level. Cures: soften or disguise the corner by adding a potted plant on a slim stand or hanger, or by hanging a decorative drape or wide ribbon over the edge of the corner. Also check for furniture, closet doors or other structures that have corners pointed at you while you work or sleep. A door open so that its edge points toward you can also be a harmful corner, so be aware of the angles of open doors in your environment. • Is your entryway crowded, or the front door neglected? In some feng shui systems, the front door and entryway of your home represent your head and neck. If your doorway, foyer or entryway is crowded and hard to navigate, it can cause or indicate congestion in the head. A broken or neglected front door can cause wealth problems and discord as well as headaches and sinus problems. Cures: Be sure to repair any problems, such as loose hinges, broken windows, troublesome doorknobs and locks and uneven doorsills, and make the entryway spacious and pleasant. Add potted plants (live or silk, NEVER dried flowers) to create extra positive Chi. Traditional feng shui often recommends a fountain or fish tank in the entryway of homes and businesses to create Chi and good luck. A fish tank with nine fish -- eight red goldfish and one black -- is particularly auspicious. • Are there exposed ceiling beams? Exposed beams, especially those which run across a bed, over a desk or over a living room, are a serious feng shui problem. Their corners can cause "arrows" of energy which contribute to conflict, tension and physical aches. They can create a feeling of being "weighed down" or under pressure. Covered ductwork running through office spaces can create the same problems. Cures: Attractive as they are, exposed beams should be covered whenever possible because of their invasive corners. These are especially hard to cure without the advice of a feng shui consultant, who will often recommend the use of one to three bamboo flutes, hung from the beams at specific angles to harmonize with your birth element. In the meantime, hanging plants or other decorative items from the beams can often help diffuse the invasive corners they create. • Is there anything pointed at your front door? Look around your front entrance for objects or large tree branches which may be pointed directly at your front door. These can create "arrows" which may cause headaches and neck pain, or may create discord in the household. Cures: Keep an eye out for sharp or metallic planters or other objects on your yard and porch which may be creating invasive corners at your entrance. Shift or remove these if possible. If there is a large tree branch or the corner of another building pointed at your entrance, you can install ribbons, mirrors and other cures to reflect or disguise these, but this sort of cure is more complex and you should consult with your feng shui advisor about the right methods for dealing with larger problems like this. Your home and your body are closely connected, and problems in your home can create real physical discomfort. The good news is that fixing feng shui problems is often simple and pleasant and can have far-reaching positive effects on your health, wealth and relationships. As we create harmony in one simple area, like a shelf or an entryway, we harmonize all the related areas of our lives. When we pay sacred attention to our environment we can create the peace and prosperity we seek. Kacey Carlson is the author of Mermaid Butter and Say the Magick Words and co-editor of Hole in the Stone magazine, a journal of Wiccan/Pagan arts. She is a Teaching Master of Eightfold Path Feng Shui and the coordinator of Seven Sisters Shamanic Arts, a spiritual artists' agency. She also teaches workshops and seminars on Tantric sexuality through the Tantriad Institute for Sacred Sexuality. She can be reached for consultations through Good Earth Mother Alchemy Shoppe in Lawrence, Kan., at (785) 865-2320 or through Seven Sisters at (913) 441-4209. Copyright 2001 Kacey Carlson |
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